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Jang Dong-gun

Jang Dong-gun

Actor · Born March 7, 1972 (54) · Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea

Jang Dong-gun (born March 7, 1972) is a South Korean actor and musician. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jang Dong-gun, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 7, 1972 (54)
From
Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 36% in 30 days

What are Jang Dong-gun's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Bonds
30%
Power
16%
Survival
15%
Self
5%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 13
Shadow
4 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
9
Romantic
4
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jang Dong-gun's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jang Dong-gun's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Normal Family(2023)

    as Jae-gyu

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Nattering with Nah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 장동건의 백투더북스 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show Actor

  • 장동건의 백 투 더 북스 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · as 主持人

  • Arthdal Chronicles(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · as Tagon

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Rampant(2018)

    as Kim Ja-joon

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Suits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Choi Kang-Seok

  • Seven Years of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Oh Young-je

  • V.I.P.(2017)

    as Park Jae-hyuk

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • No Tears for the Dead(2014)

    as Gon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Liaisons(2012)

    as Xie Yifan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Gentleman's Dignity(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · as Kim Do Jin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • My Way(2011)

    as Jun-shik

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Warrior's Way(2010)

    as Yang

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Good Morning President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Cha Ji-wook

  • The Promise(2005)

    as Kunlun

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sin

  • Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War(2004)

    as Lee Jin-tae

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Private Kang

  • 2009: Lost Memories(2002)

    as Masayuki Sakamoto

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Friend(2001)

    as Dong-soo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Anarchists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sergei

  • All About Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 20 episodes · as Yoon Hyung-chul

  • Nowhere to Hide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Detective Kim

  • Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Love Wind Love Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Tae-Hee

  • First Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Actor

  • 사랑 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 36 episodes · as Lee Jung

  • Holiday in Seoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Taxi Driver

  • Repechage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Min-gyu

  • Medical Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kim Su-hyung

  • Icing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 17 episodes · as Yoon Chan

  • The Last Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 17 episodes · as 윤철준

  • Night Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Baek Do-joon

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 1994 to 2024; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)

$81M worldwide

Highest rated

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Arthdal Chronicles (2019)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19942024

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1999Screen debut· Nowhere to Hide
  • 2002First top-billed film· 2009: Lost Memories
  • 2004Breakout· Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
  • 2012Career best· A Gentleman's Dignity

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 34 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew1 of 35: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 57% of 14 roles
9909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jang Dong-gun's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

The Promise (2005)

72nd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jang Dong-gun's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 92 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles8–50 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jang Dong-gun work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jang Dong-gun's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Dong-jun shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers